occulted

past tense of occult

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Recent Examples of occulted There’s rarely anything as straightforward as a kick drum, a hi-hat, or even a bassline here; instead, everything is smeared, all origins occulted in a thicket of echoes and reflections. Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026 In fact, the speedy planet is occulted (hidden) by the sun's disk, but of course, this event is unobservable. Joe Rao, Space.com, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occulted
Verb
  • The employees concealed the actions using third-party vendors and false invoices.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The machines were designed to detect non-metallic weapons, explosives and other threats concealed under layers of clothing that might evade traditional metal detectors.
    Mark Morales, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • After engaging with the box, the user sees a line of text, often obscured in a way to mask any malicious commands.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Debris from asteroid and comet impacts has obscured evidence of the planet's shrinkage.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The superconductivity weakened with the screening and was eventually completely suppressed.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Ukrainian air defenses shot down or suppressed 128 drones, according to the air force.
    Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Politics is covered, check; psychology, check — often, as in this Cherry Orchard, leaving little to the imagination.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Thirty minutes later, after a physician examined him, he was pronounced dead and covered with a white sheet.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Occulted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occulted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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